Chapter 21 (Paintings/Book) Flashcards
What is Jacques David’s oath of the horatii and what does it depict. What is it’s medium.
It is a painting that depicts 3 brothers making an oath to their father while he holds swords. Their mother and sister cry in the background. It is an oil on canvas painting.
What does David’s death of Marat depict. What is the medium?
It depicts Marat dead in a bathtub while reading a letter. It depicts political and intellectual enlightenment. It is oil on canvas.
What does Antonio Canova’s Paolina Borghese as Venus depict. What is it made out of
It depicts napoleons sister as Venus. She is holding an apple which represents the story of how Venus was picked as the prettiest of the goddesses. It is made out of marble.
What does ingres’s grand odalisque depict. What is the medium
It is an orientalist painting with a nude woman staring back at the viewer. It has harem iconography and is an oil on canvas painting.
Where is Thomas Jefferson’s rotunda and what does it look like.
It is a building in the university of Virginia, it is a building with a steeped shallow dome and a rotunda with an extended front that has a porticio.
